| Tourney Name: | FIFA Club World Cup |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Other Titles: | FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota Toyota プレゼンツ FIFAクラブワールドカップ ジャパン2011 |
| Country: | Japan |
| Dates: | 8–18 December |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Confederations: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion Other: | Barcelona |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second Other: | Santos |
| Third Other: | Al-Sadd |
| Fourth Other: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 24 |
| Top Scorer: | Adriano (Barcelona) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 2 goals each |
| Fair Play: | Barcelona |
| Player: | Lionel Messi (Barcelona) |
| Prevseason: | 2010 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament that was played from 8 to 18 December 2011.[1] It was the eighth edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised tournament between the winners of the six continental confederations as well as the host nation's league champions.
After the United Arab Emirates hosted the tournament in 2009 and 2010, hosting rights for the 2011 edition returned to Japan.[2] [3] During a visit to Japan on 23 May 2011, FIFA President Sepp Blatter confirmed that Japan would remain as hosts of the tournament despite the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[4]
Defending champions Internazionale did not qualify as they were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League. The eventual winners of that competition, Spanish club Barcelona, went on to win the Club World Cup, winning 4–0 in the semi-finals against Qatari club Al-Sadd before another victory by the same margin against Brazilian club Santos in the final.[5] [6]
Tournament host bids for both 2011 and 2012 FIFA Club World Cups were announced on 27 May 2008 during their meeting in Sydney, Australia.[2] [3]
| Team | Confederation | Qualification | Participation (bold indicates winners) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering in the semi-finals | ||||
| Barcelona | UEFA | Winners of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League[7] | 3rd (Previous: 2006, 2009) | |
| Santos | Winners of the 2011 Copa Libertadores[8] | 1st | ||
| Entering in the quarter-finals | ||||
| Al-Sadd | AFC | Winners of the 2011 AFC Champions League[9] | 1st | |
| Espérance de Tunis | CAF | Winners of the 2011 CAF Champions League[10] | 1st | |
| Monterrey | Winners of the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League[11] | 1st | ||
| Entering in the play-off for quarter-finals | ||||
| Auckland City | OFC | Winners of the 2010–11 OFC Champions League[12] | 3rd (Previous: 2006, 2009) | |
| Kashiwa Reysol | AFC (host) | Winners of the 2011 J.League Division 1[13] | 1st | |
Appointed referees are:[14]
| Confederation | Referee | Assistant referees | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFC | Ravshan Irmatov | Abdukhamidullo Rasulov Bakhadyr Kochkarov | |
| Yuichi Nishimura | Toshiyuki Nagi Toru Sagara | ||
| CAF | Noumandiez Doué | Songuifolo Yeo Djibril Camara | |
| CONCACAF | Joel Aguilar | William Torres Mejia Juan Francisco Zumba | |
| CONMEBOL | Enrique Osses | Francisco Mondria Carlos Alexis Astroza | |
| OFC | Peter O'Leary | Jan-Hendrik Hintz Ravinesh Kumar | |
| UEFA | Nicola Rizzoli | Renato Faverani Andrea Stefani |
See main article: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup squads.
Each team had to submit a squad of 23 players, three of them goalkeepers.[15]
Yokohama and Toyota were the two cities that served as venues for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.
| Toyota | Yokohama | |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Stadium[16] | International Stadium Yokohama[17] | |
| Capacity: 45,000 | Capacity: 72,327 | |
A draw was held on 17 November in Nagoya (Japan) to decide the "positions" of the three teams entering the quarter-finals: Al-Sadd (AFC), Espérance de Tunis (CAF), and Monterrey (CONCACAF).[18]
If a match was tied after normal playing time:[15]
All times Japan Standard Time .
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See main article: 2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final.
See also: FIFA Club World Cup awards.
| Adidas Golden Ball Toyota Award | Adidas Silver Ball | Adidas Bronze Ball | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Lionel Messi(Barcelona) |  Xavi(Barcelona) |  Neymar(Santos) | |
| FIFA Fair Play Award | |||
| Barcelona | |||
